Stories from the set

The film has no dialogue except for a couple of short phrases.

Initially, director Potzi Ponciroli intended to make the film with almost no dialogue and to focus, accordingly, not on the characters' speech but on the expressiveness of the acting, the musical accompaniment, and the cinematography. According to producer Greg Silverman, the goal was to create a self-sufficient visual sequence that would allow viewers in any country in the world, regardless of language and culture, to understand and feel the twists and turns of the plot.

Alan Ritchson (he played the main character, auto plant worker John Miller) was given a special dental prosthesis that somewhat altered the shape of the actor's face. Several wigs were also created, and the main character's wearing of them symbolized the passage of time and changes in his mood and emotional state. Ritchson wanted to take the wigs home after filming ended, but he was not allowed to.